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March 28, 2023March 12, 2023 bookmunch

“Read it, love it, spread the word” – Dr. No by Percival Everett

March 27, 2023March 5, 2023 bookmunch

“Thoughtful escapism” – Operation Moonlight by Louise Morrish

March 26, 2023March 25, 2023 bookmunch

“Give it to your gran” – Porn: An Oral History by Polly Barton

March 25, 2023March 24, 2023 bookmunch

“What’s not to like?” – I’m a Fan by Sheena Patel

March 24, 2023March 5, 2023 bookmunch

“Taps nicely into a contemporary cultural zeitgeist” – Last Resort by Andrew Lipstein

March 23, 2023March 5, 2023 bookmunch

“Pleasantly inventive” – Maps of our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer

March 22, 2023March 5, 2023 bookmunch

“We liked it a whole lot” – Here Goes Nothing by Steve Toltz

March 21, 2023March 5, 2023 bookmunch

“A tale for our times” – Mischief Acts by Zoe Gilbert

March 20, 2023March 22, 2023 bookmunch

“A graphic gallop” – Frida Kahlo Her Life, Her Work, Her Home by Francisco De La Mora

March 19, 2023March 22, 2023 bookmunch

“Sentences fall over themselves in their quotability” – Nothing Special by Nicole Flattery

March 18, 2023March 17, 2023 bookmunch

“Sometimes it works, often it doesn’t” – If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery

March 17, 2023March 5, 2023 bookmunch

“Smart, beautiful and very entertaining” – The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

March 16, 2023March 5, 2023 bookmunch

“A very thorough account” – A Terribly Serious Adventure by Nikhil Krishnan

March 15, 2023March 5, 2023 bookmunch

“A lightweight read” – Bellevue by Alison Booth

March 14, 2023March 12, 2023 bookmunch

“Deserves to be as well-known a memorial to Cuthbert as Durham Cathedral itself” – Cuddy by Benjamin Myers

March 13, 2023March 12, 2023 bookmunch

“Vagueness dominates” – God’s Country by Kerry Hadley-Pryce

March 12, 2023March 12, 2023 bookmunch

‘A good fun, funny book about death’ – Kimberly’s Capital Punishment by Richard Milward

March 11, 2023March 5, 2023 bookmunch

“Lyrical and engaging” – Things I Have Witheld by Kei Miller

March 10, 2023March 5, 2023 bookmunch

“Sheer entertainment” – Storm Watch by CJ Box

March 9, 2023March 4, 2023 bookmunch

“The wisdom of lived experience” – Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood

March 8, 2023March 4, 2023 bookmunch

“Miles better than the first book…” – Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James

March 7, 2023March 4, 2023 bookmunch

“Peculiarity without complaint” – White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link

March 6, 2023March 4, 2023 bookmunch

“The beauty of its telling” – Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry

March 3, 2023February 26, 2023 bookmunch

“Vivid depictions of total destruction” – These Days by Lucy Caldwell

March 2, 2023February 26, 2023 bookmunch

“Worthwhile and accessible” – Travellers to Unimaginable Lands by Dasha Kiper

March 1, 2023February 26, 2023 bookmunch

“Surprisingly gripping” – The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo (trans. Chi-Young Kim)

February 28, 2023February 26, 2023 bookmunch

“Timeless” – The Ballad of Halo Jones by Alan Moore, Ian Gibson and Barbara Nosenzo

February 27, 2023February 26, 2023 bookmunch

“Impressive and confident” – Send Nudes by Saba Sams

February 26, 2023February 26, 2023 bookmunch

“Remarkably evocative” – The Instant by Amy Liptrot

February 24, 2023February 23, 2023 bookmunch

“Must try harder” – Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh

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